It includes a full-time transfer case with electronic limited-slip differentials in the front, center and rear. The limited-slip differentials are part of a package designed to help make this Grand Cherokee as off-road capable as it can be - the hallmark of a real Jeep.įor serious off-roading, the Quadra-Drive II system is best.
In our test vehicle, the 2005 Grand Cherolee Limited model with four-wheel drive (base price $34,045 plus $645 freight), the Hemi engine was a $1,245 upgrade, which also included electronic limited-slip front and rear axles, and an upgrade to Jeep’s Quadra-Drive II four-wheel-drive system from the midlevel Quadra-Trac II system that is included in the base Limited price. The new Grand Cherokee’s Hemi V-8 engine is similar to the ones used in other DaimlerChrysler vehicles, rated at 330 horsepower and 375 foot-pounds of torque. Based on the current Grand Cherokee, but with boxier exterior styling, that vehicle will be called the Commander. Instead, Jeep will introduce an all-new SUV later this year that is a bit larger than the Grand Cherokee, and which has a third seat. Still missing, though, is a third row of seating, which has become almost a requirement for SUVs in this class. (Even more power is coming this fall with the introduction of the 2006 Grand Cherokee SRT-8 model - with a 6.1-liter Hemi V-8 cranking out 415 horsepower.)įor 2005, the Grand Cherokee’s styling has updated, but the changes are subtle so the vehicle still looks like a Grand Cherokee. The most radical change is the addition of the Hemi to the lineup. The newest Grand Cherokee, available with not only the 5.7-liter Hemi but also a base V-6 or a midlevel 4.7-liter V-8, represents the third generation of the modern, unibody SUV that Chrysler introduced in 1992. The latest rendention of Chrysler’s legendary Hemi-type engines is offered as the top upgrade for the redesigned Grand Cherokee, which made its debut this past fall as a 2005 model. Now that’s a novel idea, particularly a 330-horsepower Hemi V-8 with cylinder displacement, which allows it to shut itself down to just four cylinders to save gasoline during highway cruising.
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